Tom York is a seasoned antitrust lawyer, focusing on antitrust litigation, merger review, and civil and criminal antitrust investigations. He has experience before the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and international antitrust enforcers. Tom also regularly counsels on antitrust issues, such as competitor collaborations, distribution, licensing, pricing, and single-firm conduct.
Tom works across a range of industries, including aviation, consumer products, emerging technology, health care, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and sports. Representative clients include American Airlines, Chevron, Conagra Brands, General Electric, Procter & Gamble, and Texas Instruments.
Tom currently serves in leadership positions in the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, the State Bar of Texas Antitrust & Business Litigation Section, and the Dallas Bar Association Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section. He previously served as co-chair of the Antitrust Law Committee of the ABA's Young Lawyer Division. Tom has written extensively for these and other organizations, including as a contributing author to several ABA books and as a publishing author in Antitrust Magazine, The Antitrust Source, and others. He regularly presents on antitrust compliance, merger strategy, antitrust litigation, and similar topics.
Tom maintains an active pro bono practice. Recent examples include successfully challenging the constitutionality of two sentences of life without parole imposed on a minor and pursuing consumer protection litigation on behalf of active duty members of the military. He previously worked for four years in Jones Day's Washington Office.
Experience
Additional Publications
- August 2020
Why You Need an Antitrust Compliance Program, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes - March 2019
Lessons from the AT&T/Time Warner Decision, Antitrust Law, American Bar Association
Speaking Engagements
- February 13, 2019
SciTech Focus on Blockchain: Antitrust Regulation and Blockchain Technology, presenter, Sponsored by the ABA Section of Science & Technology, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Section of Antitrust Law, Section of Litigation, and the ABA Center for Professional Development - February 13, 2019
SciTech Focus on Blockchain: Antitrust Regulation and Blockchain Technology, panelist, American Bar Association - April 2018
What's the Point of Antitrust? The New Public Policy Debate - October 2017
Antitrust Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions - October 2017
Antitrust for In-House Counsel - April 2017
Antitrust Issues in Distribution - April 2017
Antitrust for In-House Counsel - February 2017
The Nuts and Bolts of Motion Practice - July 11, 2016
Around the World Enforcement Update on Resale Price Maintenance, ABA Section of Antitrust Law - May 17, 2016
Dallas Bar Association’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section CLE
- The George Washington University (J.D. with honors 2009; Law Review); Dartmouth College (A.B. in Government and Psychological & Brain Sciences with honors 2006; Senior Scholar)
- Texas, District of Columbia, and New York
- Legal intern, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation (2007)
The Legal 500 United States — recommended for antitrust civil litigation: clients say he is "wise and seasoned well beyond his years of practice" and "maintains a strong and collected presence at all times"
Chambers (2019 and 2020) — "Associate to Watch" in antitrust (Texas)
Outstanding Services Award, ABA Military Pro Bono Project (2012)